My Scales Can Make Equivalent Exchange
Chapter 823 - 688 All Are Fakes

Chapter 823: Chapter 688 All Are Fakes

Wang Zijia had been mingling here for over half a year and naturally became quite familiar with these matters.

He pocketed the order symbol and turned to leave.

Since the Bounty Hall was located on Main Street, just a few steps forward took Wang Zijia in front of the Secret Meeting Building.

It appeared to be an ordinary classical pavilion, but its interior was far from traditional.

The pavilion, established by the market authorities of the Immeasurable Palace, was not equipped with traditional rooms but rather with a series of independent small spaces.

The moment one stepped through the main gate, if there was no room reservation, they would be directed to a space akin to an independent hall to set up a room. If they had a reservation, they would be sent directly to the corresponding room.

Upon departure, they would randomly appear on some street within the Dark Market.

It could be said to be as secretive as a virtual encounter in an online meeting envisaged by a Perfected, fully virtual.

[Do you have a corresponding room?]

As Wang Zijia entered the Secret Meeting Building, he experienced a brief daze, receiving such a message.

"Room B7!"

Following Wang Zijia’s words and with the room owner’s consent, he was sent directly into the designated room.

The space shifted, and by the time he regained his senses, he was already in a rather conventional reception hall.

A Tribulation Crossing Peak Cultivator shrouded in black fog was sizing him up.

Once Wang Zijia came to his senses, he dispensed with pleasantries and got straight to the point, "Are you the one who wants to exchange a spirit item for an Ancient Immortality Elixir?"

"Yes," Wang Zijia responded calmly, nodding, and then asked in return, "Do you have the spirit item I require?"

The stranger paused for a moment, then said, "May I inspect it? After all, the so-called Ancient pill similar to the Earth Immortal Soul Pill, the Seven Transformation Golden Pill, I’ve never heard of it before."

"I even checked all manner of classics, and apart from the Earth Immortal Soul Pill, there seem to be no other pills that could grant immortality. Moreover, the Earth Immortal Soul Pill has not been seen for tens of thousands of years."

The Earth Immortal Soul Pill, a Grade-Seven Top Elixir made from numerous top-grade spiritual materials and objects, was even more precious than a Grade Eight Elixir.

Its function is singular, to replace any spirit item and help one achieve a breakthrough, and its effect is significant.

Unfortunately, it is very difficult to make, as the raw materials include several pieces of Universal Spiritual Objects, which feels quite wasteful.

It is known to all in this era as one of the immortal pills.

"Then your spirit item? I also need a bit of strength to inspect," Wang Zijia retorted.

"Agreed!" the other party responded immediately.

Subsequently, both parties experienced a slight daze.

A moment later, the Tribulation Cultivator cloaked in black fog tossed out a piece of spirit item as tiny as a sesame seed.

Wang Zijia also flipped his hand, but what he threw out was just a hint of the medicinal property extracted from an unknown Elixir, and even then... it could barely be considered a whiff of medicine fragrance.

Strange Tribulation Cultivator: "..."

The Tribulation Cultivator, who had intended to exchange items for verification, froze in his actions, staring dumbstruck at Wang Zijia.

Wang Zijia, unfazed by the gaze, said with a slight look of disdain, "A Seventh Grade Immortal Pill can’t be haphazardly snapped off like your kind of spirit item. Immortal Pills are of a unified essence; once they crack, they will lose a large amount of their Medicinal Property, especially the Immortal Spirit characteristics within."

"This should be basic knowledge, I don’t need to educate you on this, do I?"

The speechless Tribulation Cultivator responded, "At least extract some actual Medicinal Property for me. What you’ve given me is merely a scent of medicine. How am I supposed to verify it? By just smelling it?"

Even having seen all manner of oddities in the Black Market, the Tribulation Cultivator felt baffled, sighing in exasperation.

Without any embarrassment, Wang Zijia retorted somewhat disdainfully, "Not my fault if you’re not up to the task, is it? Wait!"

With that, Wang Zijia again fell into a daze.

A few breaths later, when he came back to his senses, the hint of Medicinal Property in his hand finally became a bit stronger, no longer just a fragrance to be sniffed, yet it was still pitifully small.

The face of the Tribulation Cultivator twitched, and several times he considered taking back most of the half a sesame seed’s worth of spirit item he had broken off but ultimately couldn’t bring himself to do it due to a lack of thick skin.

He silently exchanged with Wang Zijia.

The moment he received the item, Wang Zijia promptly sent it to his main body.

...

In Sanyuan City, Wang Zijia quickly extracted a strand of Spirit Essence from the spirit item the size of a sesame seed and inhaled it into his body.

In the Chaotic Sea of Knowledge, by the side of the Golden Balance, a Light Point Counterweight was swiftly born and kept flickering as if it would disappear at any moment.

Counterweight: Immortal Essence Dragon Marrow

Level: Seventh Grade

Category: Immortal spiritual things

Status: Partially Polluted

Effects: Suitable for the majority of monks as an extraordinary additive for becoming immortal, a standard universal spiritual object.

Description: Veins of the world nourish the primal and harbor the spiritual, evolved over millions of years, spirit is refined into essence, known as Crystal Dragon Marrow.

It indeed is a spiritual object, but... it is not one of the two items Wang Zijia offered a bounty for; instead, it’s a standard universal spiritual object.

With a foundation in his heart, he put away the spiritual object and projected his consciousness back.

...

In the Dark Market of East Wilderness, inside a room of the Secret Meeting Building, Wang Zijia frowned and waited after collecting his thoughts.

He waited a full quarter of an hour before the stranger crossing tribulation came back to his senses, also frowning like Wang Zijia.

Seeing that Wang Zijia was waiting for him, he directly said:

"The pill you gave me is indeed an immortal pill and is also considered precious, but it seems like it’s not the Seven Transformation Golden Pill you mentioned, but rather like the Seventh Grade Enlightenment Pill of the Enlightenment Series."

That’s right, Wang Zijia did not have any Seven Transformation Golden Pills; that was just a bluff from demon seeding.

The medicinal property given to the other party was indeed an authentic immortal pill, extracted from his last pill, a Seventh Grade Enlightenment Elixir from the Taiching Ruins.

To be able to use that bit of medicinal property to accurately identify the pill was quite a skill; perhaps the person was a high-ranking alchemist himself, or had one backing him.

Nevertheless, Wang Zijia did not panic at all and said, "Your own abilities are insufficient, and what you gave me is the item I offered a bounty for? Or do you think I can’t recognize the Immortal Spirit Crystal Dragon Marrow? Or something that’s only half pure?"

The stranger who was crossing tribulation, when his deception was pointed out, showed no hint of panic and said indifferently, "But my spiritual object is universal, it could barely suffice."

"Heh?" Wang Zijia, with a sneer, said aggressively, "Do you think I lack these universal spiritual objects? Or do you think, your broken stuff can be exchanged for an immortal pill that’s worth a whole set of top-grade spiritual objects?"

"If I needed to reluctantly substitute with universal spiritual objects, don’t I know to consume pills? I would be crazy to trade a complete pill for the trash in your hands?"

The stranger crossing tribulation was rendered silent by Wang Zijia’s blunt words, and then said:

"I never said to exchange just one piece for it? I have two more, better quality universal spiritual objects, but your pill... it won’t work. Enlightenment-type pills certainly do help with becoming immortal, but I’m not in need of that."

"So, I exchange a Seven Transformation Golden Pill for your three universal spiritual objects and then go make an Earth Immortal Soul Pill, which has even poorer effects, to become immortal? Do I have some serious illness?" Wang Zijia didn’t lose any momentum and asked with sarcasm.

The stranger crossing tribulation: "..."

"Also, I must correct you, my item is fine, a standard Seven Transformation Golden Pill, and its effects haven’t been exaggerated."

"But it’s not for you to study casually. If you don’t trust me, find the Magma Destruction World Heart and Seven Orifices Dual World Flower I want, or equally effective alternatives."

"Then let someone try my pill, of course, only one. If you experiment with it, don’t expect to consume it yourself."

At this point, Wang Zijia paused, and then said, "As for the other universal spiritual objects you mentioned... they’re just icing on the cake for me. If I really had to make do, would I need to issue a bounty using such pills? Don’t I know to consume them myself?"

The stranger crossing tribulation opened his mouth but was at a loss for words for a long while.

"If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going. Next time you accept a bounty, don’t pull such a bait-and-switch!" Wang Zijia, showing displeasure, instantly vanished.

"Sigh... to become immortal!" The stranger crossing tribulation sighed dejectedly after a while and also left.

...

In Sanyuan City, the Yu Family, and Wang Zijia’s Cultivation Room.

Wang Zijia opened his eyes with joy, and once again took out the half sesame-sized universal spiritual object he had just obtained.

Although it was not exactly what he wanted, getting a Seventh Grade Spirit Item for free was still a very happy matter.

As for why not continue to bluff the other party, it was better not to for the short term, the other party was not a fool after all.

If he truly needed it later, the contact information for the other party was still available; it wasn’t like he couldn’t try.

Delighted, he played with the spiritual object for a moment, then carefully packed it away and stored it in the Hidden Gourd, finally feeling relieved.

...

The next day, Wang Zijia handed over the 300,000 Spirit Essence he had gotten his hands on not long ago, still warm, directly to a disciple of the Taiching Palace.

He then placed another order worth 600,000 Magic Money, which, even for the scope of the Taiching Palace and considering everyone accepting orders, would take several months to fill.

Wang Zijia was not in a hurry; he continued with his daily routines as usual, making sealing talismans, cultivating, familiarizing himself with Shen Hong, occasionally tinkering with the Pillar of Divine Armament, visiting various circles and Dark Markets, and trying his luck.

Meanwhile, both the Yu Family and Zhu Family firmly solidified their standing, and Zhu Qi had thoroughly visited the high-end circles.

It was confirmed that East Wilderness did not have what Wang Zijia wanted, at least no one was willing to part with it.

On the other side, the reaction brought by the order of the Dai Family from the Qingling Bamboo Sea was even better than what Wang Zijia had expected.

Of course, it was inevitable.

With his huge popularity and now successful case, the title of Seventh-Grade Heritage Master was solidified, and he was truly famous throughout the East Wilderness.

However, there weren’t too many monks above the Crossing Tribulation Stage willing to suffer greatly before death to condense inheritance for their families.

No third order appeared in the short term.

Wang Zijia wasn’t worried; he went about his daily routine, understanding that a Heritage Master’s life is such.